Hanger

ABSTRACT

A hanger includes a hanger body having a prescribed external peripheral shape to which clothing is hung up, and a first magnet arranged in a projecting manner on a rear side of the hanger body for rendering the hanger attached to a prescribed suspending place.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a hanger for suspending clothingto be attached via a magnet to some suspension places such as a wall ora side surface of a locker.

[0003] 2. Description of Prior Art

[0004] A conventional garment hanger used for engaging and suspendingclothing has a hook arranged around a top center of a hanger body shapedin an inversed-V shape or substantially equilateral triangle shape, andis used for suspension in engaging the hook with a support bar in alocker or a hook member attached to a wall or the like. Such a garmenthanger, however, cannot be suspended to a place, at which no supportmember such as a support bar or a hook member for engaging the hook ofthe garment hanger exists, like a wall or a side surface of a locker.

[0005] In view of the above, a hooking hanger K, as shown in FIG. 17,having a hook Kf and a magnet provided on the side of the proximal endof the hook. This hooking hanger K is attached via the magnet to a sidesurface of a steel locker or the like, and is used for suspension inhooking a nape part of a shirt or one part of the waist portion oftrousers and a skirt. When this hooking hanger K is used, the hookinghanger K can be attached via the magnet to a place as far as attractedby a magnet even where no support means, such as a support rod, a hookor the like, exists, thereby suspending clothing.

[0006] This inventor previously proposed a hanger with a magnet asdisclosed in JP-A HEI 11-313,748. This hanger with the magnet includes ahanger body having a shape of an inverse letter V or substantiallyequilateral triangle likewise ordinary garment hangers and a magnetburied in the back of the hanger body to be attached to a suspendingplace, such as a side surface of a steel locker. In use of this garmenthanger in a form of the inversely V-shape or substantially equilateraltriangular, similarly to use of ordinary hangers, clothing is hung up ina manner matching the shoulders of clothing with the above shaped hangerbody, and the hanger body in that state is attached via the magnet tothe suspending place. The clothing is suspended by the garment hanger aswell as clamped between the magnet and the suspending place. Whenremoving the clothing from the hanger body, the hanger body is detachedfrom the suspending place before the clothing is taken out of the hangerbody.

[0007] At a hospital, laboratory, site of construction and the like,white overalls and working clothes are used during medical treatments,experiments and researches, and construction working, and are taken offand placed anywhere at the time other than the above, e.g., during ameal or going out, as repeatedly put-on and taken off. The whiteoveralls and working clothes once taken off are desirably hung up over ahanger and stored in that state in a locker, etc. from the standpoint ofarrangement and good order for prevention of wrinkle formation. Becausesuch white overalls and working clothes, however, are susceptible toattachment of medicine, various germs, dust and perspiration duringbeing put on, it is unsanitary, and it is frequently avoided to storethe white overalls and working clothes together with other clothing. Inaddition, since wearing on and off of those clothes is frequentlyrepeated, it is laborious to store them in and taken out from a lockereach time. In some cases, the number of lockers is not enough, orlockers have a small accommodation space, resulting in failure to storeall white overalls or working clothes. For this reason, they once takenoff are generally hung up over a chair or placed on a desk randomly,resulting in a disorder state with a mess of the white overalls andworking clothes. The dust or various germs attached to the whiteoveralls or working clothes may dirty chairs and desks, and winkling mayoccur when the white overall or working cloth is worn again.

[0008] To improve such a situation, the prior art hooking member K orthe hanger with the magnet previously proposed by this inventor may beused. In the case of the hooking member K, however, parts of clothingmay be overlapped with the part of clothing on the hook Kf as thecenter. In the case of the hanger with the magnet, clothing is clampedbetween the hanger body and the suspending place without any gap, sothat magnet-equipped hangers do not have good air-permeability to theclothing, thereby raising a problem such that clothing is subject tomoisture and stacked odor (particularly because water or medicine orperspiration is attached to the white overalls or working clothes).Also, either prior art uses a strong magnet so that clothing hung updoes not fall off, the hooking member K or hanger may be needed to bestrongly pulled when removed from the suspending place, thereby raisinga problem that the removal is not easy. When the hooking member K orhanger with the magnet is attached aslant or upside down to thesuspending place, white overalls or working clothes may fall off fromthe hook Kf or hanger, and in some case, may be difficult to be hung up.Accordingly, when the hooking member K or hanger is attached to thesuspending place, it is always necessary to confirm the verticaldirection of the hanger and to pay attention to whether the attachmentstate is inclined as laborious matters.

[0009] Regarding the hooking member K, because a tip of the hook Kfretains clothing, the clothing tends to be subject to wrinkles easily.When the clothing is hooked on the hooking member K, a tailor's tag orloop attached around a nape portion of ajacket or a waist of trousers isengaged with the hook member Kf, and therefore, the tag or loop may betorn off, while if such a tag or loop cannot be hooked, it is difficultto hook the clothing on the hooking member K. The neck portion or thelike may be used for hooking where a tag or loop cannot be used forhooking, but this may cause to extend or break the portion at which thehook member Kf is hooked. Furthermore, it is unstable to hook the hookmember Kf with the neck portion and no more than that, and the clothingmay gradually move downward and drop as time lapse. Since, in somecases, a penlight or tool for work, e.g., stationary goods or measuringinstrument is put in a pocket of a white overall or working clothes, theweight of the goods is exerted to the clothing, thereby raising such aproblem easily.

[0010] Meanwhile, in the case of the prior art hanger with the magnet,when thick portion of clothing (e.g., portion of collar, pocket, orseam,) is placed between the hanger body and the suspending place, orwhen locally thick portion is formed due to overlapped parts ofclothing, the thick portion may cause the hanger body to float and, todrop off from the suspending place. When the hanger body is in a shapeof inversed letter V or substantially equilateral triangle, although theupper clothing of a white overall or working clothes can be hung up overthe hanger body, the trousers of working clothes cannot directly be hungup over the hanger body.

[0011] It is an object of the present invention to provide a hanger thatcan be suspended without specially caring a suspending place orsuspending direction when clothing is hung up, obtaining a cleansuspending state, rendering stable a suspending state of the hanger withrespect to the suspending place, and rendering easy removal of thehanger.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012] To attain the above object, the present invention provides ahanger including a hanger body having a prescribed outer configurationto which clothing is hung up, and a first magnet arranged in aprojecting manner on a rear side of the hanger body for rendering thehanger attached to a prescribed suspending place.

[0013] When clothing, such as a shirt, trousers, and a skirt issuspended to the hanger, after the collar part of the shirt or theinside portion of the waist part of the skirt is engaged with the hangerbody, and the clothing is attached to the suspending place via the firstmagnet. At this time, it is preferable that the hanger is attached viathe fist magnet to the suspending place, with the first magnet appliedto the inside of the upper back body of the shirt or to the inside ofthe waist part of the trousers or skirt. As a result, the clothing ishung up over the hanger and at the same time, is suspended from thehanger in a state that the upper back plate or waist part is disposed asbeing clamped between the first magnet and the suspending place. Sincethe first magnet is attached in a projecting manner to one side surfaceof the hanger body, a gap is formed between the hanger body and theclothing to ensure ventilation. Another gap is also left between thehanger body and the suspending place, so that the thick portion orportions including seams, collars and pockets, between the hanger bodyand the suspending place, or thick portion or portions are formed whenparts of the clothing are overlapped, can be accommodated in the gaps.Therefore, an attraction state of the magnet to the suspending place canbe secured, and a situation hardly occurs in which the local thick partsof the clothing push the hanger body itself up to cause the magnet tofloat, resulting in detachment of the hanger from the suspending place.

[0014] In the hanger, the hanger body may be in a plate shape with thesubstantially circular outer configuration.

[0015] According to this hanger, since the hanger body has thesubstantially circular outer configuration, the inside of the collar ofa shirt or of the waist part of a skirt or trousers can be hung up overthe hanger body in the circular shape even where the hanger is attachedto the suspending place regardless the direction. That is, the hangerbody has no directionality due to the substantially circular outerconfiguration, resulting in enabling clothing to be hung up over thehanger body irrespective of the direction in which the hanger issuspended, thereby preventing the clothing from slipping or falling offdue to the inclination of the hanger body or preventing a situationwhere the clothing cannot be hung up from occurring. Since it isunnecessary to confirm the vertical direction of the hanger and payattention to the inclination of the hanger when suspending the hanger,cumbersomeness of suspension can be diminished. The substantiallycircular configuration includes a disk shape, a cylindrical shape, apolygonal shape having more corners to resemble a circle in appearanceand a polygonal shape with the corners rounded. In addition, since thefirst magnet is attached to one surface of the hanger body in aprojecting manner, where the first magnet is arranged at a center or ata prescribed position of the hanger body, the hanger can be easilydetached from the from the suspending place because the hanger body isinclined thanks to the principle of lever with the first magnet as afulcrum to separate part of the first magnet from the suspending placewhen pushing the circumference of the hanger body toward the suspendingplace

[0016] The hanger may be in a state that the first magnet is solelyattached to the plate shaped hanger body at a substantially centralposition.

[0017] According to this hanger, since the first magnet is solelyattached to the rear side of the hanger body at the substantiallycentral position, pushing any position of the hanger body enables thehanger body to be inclined owing to the principle of lever insofar asthe position is away from the first magnet, thereby separating part ofthe first magnet from the suspending place, and thereby detaching thehanger from the suspending place easily. As the position at which theportion of the hanger body is pushed is farther from the first magnet,the hanger body can be inclined with the smaller the force, andtherefore, the position is desirably at the circumferential end of thehanger body.

[0018] In this hanger, the hanger body may be formed with a ventextending in its thickness direction.

[0019] According to this hanger, since the hanger body is formed with avent extending in the thickness direction of the hanger body, the airinside the clothing flows via the vent to ensure air ventilation to theclothing. Therefore, the clothing is amenable to drying, and the insideof the clothing is prevented from being filled with odor.

[0020] With this hanger, the hanger body can have a handle partprojecting outward from the front surface of the hanger body to begrasped.

[0021] According to this hanger, since the handle projected from thefront surface of the hanger body to grasped, clothing can be hung upover the hanger body while the handle is grasped. It is also possible toattach and detach the hanger to and from the suspending place asgrasping the handle. Furthermore, even where the first magnet has astrong magnetic force, the hanger can be detached from the suspendingplace in grasping the handle.

[0022] The invention further provides a hanger having an attachingmember for assisting the hanger to be attached to the suspending place.The attaching member includes a second magnet attracting and attackedfrom the first magnet of the hanger, and an attaching means forattaching the hanger to the suspending place. The hanger is attached tothe prescribed suspending place via the attaching member where attachedvia the attaching means, and the first magnet of the hanger is attractedby the second magnet. As the attaching means for attaching member,another magnet attached to the back surface of the attaching member torender the magnet attracted to a suspending place can be used. Anadhesive sheet, such as a double-side tape, a screw, a nail, and thelike may be used as an attaching means, and in such a case, the hangercan be attached to an arbitrary suspending place on which a magnet isnot attracted, such as a glass window, a wooden wall or the like.

[0023] According to this hanger, where the attaching member is attachedin advance to the suspending place via the attaching means, the firstmagnet of the hanger body is attracted to the second magnet of theattaching member. Where the attaching member is used, the hanger isattached with a stronger attraction force in comparison with where theattaching member is not used, because the hanger is attached to thesuspending place as the first magnet of the hanger body and the secondmagnet of the attaching member are attracted to each other. That is,where the hanger is attached directly to the suspending place,attraction force may be not enough because only the first magnet isattracted to the suspending place, so that the hanger may be detachedfrom the suspending place or may slip off or fall off from thesuspending place. To the contrary, with the hanger, since the magnetsare attracted to each other, the hanger and the attaching member arefirmly attached to each other, so that the hanger is hardly detached andhardly slip off or fall off. Moreover, a gap is formed by the thicknessof the attaching member between the clothing and the suspending place,thereby improving air ventilation

[0024] The attaching member may be provided with a projection projectingtoward the hanger body at a position lower than the first magnet wherethe hanger is attached to the attaching member.

[0025] Because the projection is formed as projecting toward a side ofthe hanger body at a position lower than the first magnet when thehanger is attached to the attaching member, the clothing is hooked upover the projection when the hanger on which the clothing is engaged isattached to the attaching member. Therefore, since the clothing is hungup not only over the hanger but also over the attaching member, theweight of the clothing is dispersed to the hanger as well as theattaching member, so that the hanger is hardly detached from or slippingand falling off from the suspending place. In a case where a penlight orthe like is inserted into a pocket of the clothing as to make theclothing too heavy to keep the hanger at the surface of the attachingmember, the projection can serve as a stopper to prevent the hanger fromfurther slipping off the attaching member. The projection can be partlydisposed at a position lower than the first magnet of the hanger body.If projections are disposed along the outer periphery of the attachingmember as to surround the first magnet of the hanger body, one of theprotuberances is always disposed at a position lower than the firstmagnet even when the attaching member is attached to the suspendingplace in any direction. Therefore, this is desirable from the standpointof convenience.

[0026] The present invention further provides a method of suspendingclothing in use of the hanger of the invention, including the steps ofhanging up the clothing over the hanger body, and attaching the hangerto the suspending place via the magnet to interpose the clothing betweenthe first magnet and the suspending place.

[0027] When the clothing such as a shirt, trousers, or a skirt is hungup over the hanger for use, the hanger is attached to the suspendingplace via the first magnet after the collar portion of a shirt or waistportion of a skirt is engaged with the hanger body. At that time, thehanger is attached to the suspending place via the first magnet inapplying the first magnet to the inside of the back portion of the shirtor the inside of the waist of the trousers or skirt. Then, the clothingis hung up on the hanger body, and the upper portion of the back portionor the waist portion is disposed and supported between the magnet andthe suspending place, and the clothing is hung up on the hanger in astable state.

[0028] The suspending method of the clothing is done with, in use of thehanger having the attaching member, hanging the clothing on the hangerbody, and attaching the hanger to the prescribed suspending place viathe attaching means of the attaching member as the clothing is providedbetween the first magnet of the hanger and the second magnet of theattaching member.

[0029] With this method, the attaching member is attached to thesuspending place via the attaching means in advance, and the firstmagnet of the hanger is attracted to the second magnet. When thisattaching member is used, the hanger can be attached to the suspendingplace with stronger attraction force in comparison with a case where thehanger is attached to the suspending place without use of the attachingmember. That is, where the hanger is attached directly to the suspendingplace, attraction force may be not enough because only the first magnetis attracted to the suspending place, so that the hanger may be detachedfrom the suspending place or may slip off or fall off from thesuspending place. When the attaching member is used, however, since themagnets are attracted to each other, the hanger and the attaching memberare firmly attached to each other, so that the hanger is hardly detachedand hardly slip off or fall off. Moreover, a gap is formed by thethickness of the attaching member between the clothing and thesuspending place, thereby improving air ventilation

[0030] Other objects and features of the invention become apparent fromthe specific description based on the attached drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031]FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hanger of the firstembodiment according to the present invention.

[0032]FIG. 2 is a front view showing the hanger of the first embodiment.

[0033]FIG. 3 is a cross section showing the hanger of the firstembodiment.

[0034]FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the hanger of the first embodiment.

[0035]FIG. 5(a) is a cross section showing the state of use of thehanger of the first embodiment.

[0036]FIG. 5(b) is a referential perspective view showing the state useof the hanger of the first embodiment.

[0037]FIG. 6 is a cross section showing another example of a firstmagnet and another example of a grip portion of the hanger according tothe present invention.

[0038]FIG. 7(a) is a front view showing another example of the shape ofa hanger body according to the present invention.

[0039]FIG. 7(b) is a front view showing still another example of theshape of a hanger body according to the present invention.

[0040]FIG. 7(c) is a front view showing yet another example of the shapeof a hanger body according to the present invention.

[0041]FIG. 7(d) is a front view showing a further example of the shapeof a hanger body according to the present invention.

[0042]FIG. 8(a) is a front view showing another example of vents of thehanger according to the present invention.

[0043]FIG. 8(b) is a front view showing still another example of ventsof the hanger according to the present invention.

[0044]FIG. 9 is a cross section showing still another example of thegrip portion of the hanger according to the present invention.

[0045]FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing yet another example of thegrip portion of the hanger according to the present invention.

[0046]FIG. 11 is a cross section showing a modification of the hanger ofthe first embodiment.

[0047]FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the modification.

[0048]FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a hanger with an attachingmember of the second embodiment according to the present invention.

[0049]FIG. 14 is a cross section showing the hanger of the secondembodiment.

[0050]FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the state of use of thehanger of the second embodiment.

[0051]FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another example of theattaching member according to the present invention.

[0052]FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a prior art hookingimplement with a magnet.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0053] Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the invention is describedin reference with the attached drawings. It is to be noted that in thisspecification, exemplified as a cloth is an overall frequently worn athospitals and laboratories, but the clothing includes not only such anoverall but also jackets and trousers of working wear, shirts, suits,sweaters, pants, skirts, etc.

[0054]FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hanger H according to afirst embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG.3 is a cross section thereof, FIG. 4 is a rear view; and FIG. 5(a) and5(b) are a cross section and a referential perspective view showing aused state thereof. The hanger H of this embodiment is attached via amagnet 2 to a suspending place W such as a side surface of a steellocker or an iron plate wall surface and is used on which clothing C ishung up. The hanger H includes a hanger body 1 on which clothing is hungup, a first magnet 2 arranged to a rear side (the other side) 1 a of thehanger body 1, and a handle 5 projecting from a front side (one side) 1b of the hanger body 1.

[0055] The hanger body 1 is in a disc shape and is made of a transparentplastic material. As a material for the hanger body 1, synthetic resinssuch as plastics, woods, metals, and other materials can be used. Thesize of the hanger body 1 is about 12 cm in diameter, but can be morethan that and less than that. Further, it is desirable to be in a sizesuch that the clothing C are extended as to prevent the clothing C fromsubjecting to wrinkles to some extent when the clothing C is hung up onthe hanger body 1. To enlarge the hanger body 1, the clothing C can behung in a more extended state, thereby reducing wrinkles on the clothingC. The hanger body 1 has a shape not only in a disc shape but also in acylindrical shape having a thickness to some extent or an oval shape, oran inversed V shape or substantially equilateral triangle likewiseordinary hangers. To intensely prevent the clothing from subjecting towrinkles, the hanger body 1 is desirably in a shape of an inversed Vshape or substantially equilateral triangle likewise ordinary hangers.On the other hand, when convenience at a time of attachment such thatthe attachment can be made without paying attention to the verticaldirection of the hanger or the inclination of the attached state, andfunctionality such that the clothing does not slip down even whereattached in any direction, are intensely considered, the hanger body 1preferably has a substantially circular outer configuration. Such asubstantially circular outer configuration includes a disc shape, acylindrical shape, a substantially circular outer configuration in whichthe number of corners of a polygon is increased likewise a plate bodysuch as a hexagonal shape, and an octagonal shape, and a substantiallycircular outer configuration in which corners of a polygon are roundedlikewise a plate body such as a hexagonal shape, and an octagonal shape.

[0056] A projection 3 in a cylindrical shape is formed on a rear side(one side) 1 a of the hanger body 1. The projection 3 is made inprojecting a center portion of the rear side 1 a of the hanger body 1and made in a united body with the hanger body 1. The projection 3 has adiameter of about 3.5 cm, and a height h of about 2.5 cm, and a recess 3a for fitting inside the first magnet 2 is formed inside as to meet theshape of the first magnet 2 and more specifically formed with a deptharound two third of the projection 3. It is to be noted that theprojection 3 is not limited to the cylindrical shape but a rectangularpillar shape or other shapes, but it is preferable to meet the shape ofthe first magnet 1 because the first magnet 1 is fitted in. Theprojection 3 can be formed with a separate member without projecting thehanger body 1. As shown with a hanger Ha in FIG. 6, the first magnet 2can be directly attached to the rear side 1 a with adhesive or the likewithout forming any projection 3.

[0057] The first magnet 2 is in a cylindrical shape, having a magneticpole on each end. The first magnet 2 is arranged solely at a center ofthe rear side 1 a via the projection 3 formed on the rear side 1 a ofthe hanger body 1. More specifically, the first magnet 2 is secured withadhesive upon fitted in the recess 3 a inside the projection 3 formed onthe rear side of the hanger body 1. It is to be noted that although ametal member 6 is disposed between the first magnet 2 and the recess 3a, no metal member may be placed there. The metal member 6 plays a rollto reinforce the projection made of a plastic material as well as toenhance the magnetic force. That is, the first magnet 2 is in a stateprojecting by a portion of height h of the projection from the rear side1 a of the hanger body 1 (FIG. 3). The projecting height of the firstmagnet 2 (or height of the projection 3) h is about 2.5 cm, and theheight can be more or less, but it is preferable to set the height so asto ensure ventilation where the clothing C is hung up on the hanger body1 and so as not to render an attaching state unstable due to overlyhigher height. The shape of the first magnet 2 can be in a rectangularpillar shape, a sheet shape, or other shapes. The formed position can beother positions such as outer peripheral ends or the like, and thenumber can be two or more. It is, however, necessary to design theshape, position, and number as to make the hanger body 1 stable when thehanger H is attached to a suspending place W. In consideration ofconvenience for taking the hanger H out, it is desirable to set theshape, position, and number as to make the hanger body 1 inclined as thefirst magnet 2 as a fulcrum on a basis of the principle of the lever.The first magnet 2 can be stripped as shown in FIG. 6, but it ispreferable to design the first magnet 2 whose side surface is coveredwith a resin such as a plastic as in this embodiment, to design thefirst magnet 2 with not only the side surface but also the rear side (asurface attaching to the suspending place W) covered with a resin suchas a plastic, and to design the first magnet 2 covered with a softmaterial such a cloth or the like, to make the first magnet 2 come incontact with the clothing C via the resin or the clothing, because theclothing C can avoid damages. The kind of the magnet is preferably,e.g., alnico magnet, Fe—Cr—Co system magnet, ferrite magnet, and rareearth group system magnet such as Sm—Co system magnet, Nd—Fe—B systemmagnet, etc. It is desired that the diameters of the first magnet 2 andthe projection 3 are in a size such that the hanger body 1 protrudes bya certain width from the first magnet 2 and the projection 3 so as toeffectuate the principle of lever when the hanger body 1 is taken out inrendering the first magnet 2 as a fulcrum.

[0058] The hanger body 1 is formed with plural vents 4 extending in athickness direction of the disc. Each vent 4 is circular, and eight ofwhich are formed along the outer periphery of the hanger body 1 asaligned in a circle as a whole. The shape of the vent 4 can be not onlyin a circle but also in a rectangle or other shapes, and the size andthe number are arbitrary. From a viewpoint to ensure ventilation, it isdesired to form many large vents 4, but the hanger body 1 is required tohave a strength of a degree that the hanger body 1 is not cracked orbroken even when the clothing C is hung over. For example, as shown witha hanger Hb in FIG. 8(a), two vents 4 in a form of an oval curved alongthe outer peripheral edge of the hanger body 1 can be provided. As shownwith a hanger Hc in FIG. 8(b), two annular vents 4 are formed atpositions reaching the outer peripheral edge 1 c of the hanger body 1,and a part of the outer peripheral edge 1 c of the hanger body 1 can bein a cutout state. The hanger body 1 can be formed with a metal memberin a mesh form, thereby widening the area occupied by the vents 4 toraise the ventilation property.

[0059] The handle 5 is bolted at the center of the front side 1 b of thehanger body 1 in utilizing the thickness of the projection 3 (FIG. 3).The handle 5 is used upon grasped when the clothing C is hung up on thehanger body 1, when the hanger H is attached to and detached from thesuspending place W. The shape of the handle 5 is a cylindrical shapebecoming gradually narrower as come closer to the rear side (or hangerbody side) as to be easily grasped. The handle 5 may be one easilygrasped, and can be, e.g., in a shape of a door knob in which a portion5 a to be grasped has a large diameter and a portion coupled to thehanger body 1 is a small diameter (hanger Ha in FIG. 6), in a shape inwhich a part of the hanger body 1 is molded as to project toward theside of the front side 1 b (hanger Hd in FIG. 9), and in a shape inwhich a fitting or the like extending in a rectangular U shape isattached (hanger He in FIG. 10). The position at which the handle 5 isattached can be at anywhere, but it is desirable to position the handle5 near a position opposing to the first magnet 2 so that the hanger body1 can be easily attached to and detached from the suspending place W.The handle 5 can be adhered to the front side of the hanger body 1 withan adhesive (hanger Ha in FIG. 6). Alternatively, the handle 5 may benot formed, and in such a situation, the hanger body 1 can be grasped,or the hanger is handled in inserting a finger or fingers in the vent 4.

[0060] To hang the clothing C on the hanger H, in illustrating anexample in which an overall is used as the clothing C, first of all, thehandle 5 is grasped to hold the hanger H, and a nape portion C1 of theclothing C is engaged with the hanger body 1 after the hanger body 1 isplaced inside the clothing C in applying the first magnet 2 to the innerside of an upper portion C2 of a back side of the clothing C.Subsequently, the first magnet 2 is made to attract the suspending placeW such as a side wall of a steel locker or the like, thereby attachingthe hanger body 1 to the suspending place W. The clothing C is engagedwith the hanger body 1, and the back side upper portion C2 is clampedbetween the suspending place W and the first magnet 2 and is hung up(FIG. 5). A portion engaging to the hanger body 1 is not limited to theinner side of the nape portion of a shirt or waist portion of a skirt,and any place other than the back side of the shirt (notwithstanding theinner side or the outer side) and the waist portion of a skirt can beengaged in utilizing the circular shape in which any direction can beused. That is, the clothing can be engaged without specially caring anyportion to be engaged.

[0061] The first magnet 2 is projected from the rear side 1 a of thehanger body 1 by a prescribed height h (namely, the height h of theprojection 3), and therefore, a gap SI is created between the hangerbody 1 and the clothing C to ensure ventilation. Because the vents 4 areformed at the hanger body 1 in extending in the thickness direction, sothat the air inside the clothing C flows via the vents 4. Because a gapS2 is formed between the hanger body 1 and the suspending place W, thegap S2 can contain a thick portion where such a thick portion of theclothing C is provided between the hanger body 1 and the suspendingplace W or where a thick portion is formed by an overlapped clothing C.Accordingly, a problem hardly occurs in which the hanger body 1 ispushed up by a locally thick portion of the clothing to float the firstmagnet 2 and to detach the hanger H from the suspending place W. Becausethe hanger body 1 is circular with a certain size, the clothing maylittle be subject to wrinkles in comparison with engagements in a hookshape, thereby preventing the engaged nape portion C1 from elongated orbroken. Since the hanger body 1 is in a disc shape, the clothing C canbe engaged to the hanger body 1 in the disc shape even where the hangerbody 1 is attached to the suspending place W in any direction. That is,the hanger body 1 has no directionality because the outer configurationis in the disc shape, and therefore, the hanger H can be attached easilywith no necessity to make the attachment with care for the verticalorientation or inclination of the hanger body 1 while the clothing C canbe engaged even where the hanger body 1 is attached in any direction.Even if the hanger H is attached randomly, the clothing C may not slidedown from the inclination of the hanger body 1, so that a problem thatthe clothing C is unable to be hung may not occur.

[0062] When the clothing C is disengaged from the hanger H, the clothingC is disengaged from the hanger body 1 after the hanger H is removedfrom the suspending place W. When the hanger H is detached from thesuspending place W at that time, a spot on the outer peripheral edge 1 cof the hanger body 1 is pushed by a finger as to be pushed down to thesuspending place W, or a spot of the outer peripheral edge 1 c ismanipulated to be inclined in holding the handle 5. The hanger body 1 isinclined around the first magnet 2 as a fulcrum, thereby rendering thefirst magnet 2 partly separated from the suspending place W (theprinciple of lever). Under this situation, the handle 5 is grasped, andthe hanger H is removed from the suspending place W. Because the hangerH is removed while the first magnet 2 is partly separated from thesuspending place W, the hanger H can be easily detached from thesuspending place W. Since the first magnet 2 is solely arranged at acenter of the rear side of the hanger body 1 in the disc shape, theprinciple of lever can be used in pushing anywhere as far as the pushingposition is apart from the first magnet 2.

[0063] When the hanger H is used in a hospital or a construction site,the hanger H can be used in attached to a side surface W of a steellocker or wall surface of the iron panel even where wearing on and offof the clothing is repeated many times in use of the same overall orworking clothing, or the like, so that those clothes can be hung inseparated from other clothes and it is sanitary. This also preventsdesks and chairs from becoming dirty due to transfer of germs and dustsattached to the overalls or working clothes where such overalls orworking clothes are left on the desks and chairs. This hanger makesusers unnecessary to store the clothing inside the locker at each timeeven where the users frequently repeat wearing on and off of theclothing, and allows the uses to put orderly the hanger upon attachingit to the suspending place W such as a side surface of the steel locker.The hanger H can be attached in a random manner without caring up anddown sides and inclination of the hanger H because the hanger H has nodirectionality and is in the disc shape, thereby reducing labor at atime of containment and attachment. Although the overalls and workingclothes are frequently subject to chemicals, water, and perspirationsand get wet and odorized, such a clothing can be readily dried anddeodorized because the ventilation is ensured by the first magnet 2projecting from the rear side 1 a of the hanger body 1 and by the vents4. Although the overall and working clothes frequently become heavierwhen a penlight or working instrument is placed in the pocket or thelike and may be subject to wrinkles readily, the overalls and workingclothes can be hung up in being widened to some extent since the hangerbody 1 is in the disc shape with an area to some extent, so thatwrinkles may be formed less than those when the clothing is hung by thehook-shaped hanger. Although the strong first magnet 2 has to be usedfor the hanger H so that the hanger H does not drop off from thesuspending place W even where the penlight or working instrument isplaced inside to have the hanger heavier, such a strong magnet thus usedcan be removed easily because removed easily by the principle of lever.

[0064]FIG. 11 is a cross section showing a hanger Hf as an applicationof the hanger H shown in the first embodiment; FIG. 12 is a perspectiveview. The handle 5 of the hanger Hf is formed as projecting toward thefront side 1 b at a center of the hanger body 1. A space 7 is formed ascoupled from a front end 5 c of the handle 5 to the rear side 1 a of thehanger body 1. A cap 5 d is attached to the front end 5 dc of the handle5, and the first magnet 2 and the metal member 6 are attached to therear side 1 a of the hanger body 1 to close the space 7. Fragrances andrepellants can be contained in the space 7, and are supplied to theclothing C through plural holes 5 e formed in the cap 5 d and a gapformed between the metal member 6 and the hanger body 1. When thefragrances and repellants are contained in the space 7, the fragrancesand repellants are placed in the space 7 upon opening the cap 5 d. Tomake a replacement, after the used fragrances and repellants are removedupon opening the cap 5 d, new ones are loaded, and the cap 5 d is shutagain. The cap 5 d also serves for the role of the handle 5 as in aunited body with the handle 5 where attached to the front end 5 c of thehandle 5.

[0065]FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a hanger having an attachingmember A as a second embodiment; FIG. 14 is a cross section thereof;FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a using state. The attachingmember A of the embodiment is to assist the attachment of the hanger Hof the above first embodiment to the suspending place W and used incombination with the hanger H. The attaching member A includes asubstrate 8, a second magnet 9 attached at a center of the rear side 8 aof the substrate 8 to attract and to be attracted from the first magnet2 of the hanger H, and an attaching means 10 for attaching the attachingmember A to the suspending place W.

[0066] The substrate 8 is in a disc shape having substantially the samesize to the hanger body 1 of the hanger 1 and is made of a plasticmaterial. The substrate 8 can be in other shapes such as a plate body ofa rectangular or triangular shape, and can be larger or smaller than thehanger body 1. A recess 8 ac is formed at a center portion of the rearside 8 a of the attaching member A for fitting the second magnet 9.

[0067] A projection 8d projecting toward the side of the hanger H isformed along the outer periphery at the outer peripheral edge of thesubstrate 8. The projection 8 d of the substrate 8 has a constant width.The projection 8 d is formed in a united body with the substrate 8 bymolding the substrate 8 as to projecting the outer peripheral edge ofthe substrate 8, but can be formed by attaching a separate member. Theheight of the projection 8 d is a height such that the clothing Cengages to the projection 8d when the hanger H is attached as in a statethat the clothing C is hung up over the hanger body 1, and a height of adegree as not to contact with the hanger body 1. More specifically, theheight of the projection 8 d is about 1 cm, but it can be more or less.The position at which the projection 8 d is formed can be a positionlower than that of the first magnet 2 of the hanger body 1 when thehanger H is attached to the attaching member A, and for example, asshown in FIG. 16, the position can be placed partly at a position lowerwith respect to the first magnet 2. Formation of the projection 8 dalong the entire outer peripheral edge of the attaching member A asshown in this embodiment is preferable from convenience at a time of theattachment of the attaching member, because the projection 8 d islocated at the lower position where the attaching member A is attachedto the suspending place W in any direction. The front side 8 b of thesubstrate 8 can be flat without forming any projection, but suchprojection is desirably formed from a viewpoint to prevent the hangerfrom slipping.

[0068] The second magnet 9 is in a cylindrical shape and has a magneticpole on each side. The second magnet 9 is secured with adhesive asfitted in the recess 8c of the substrate 8 in a direction havingmagnetic property to attract and be attracted by the first magnet 2arranged in the hanger body 1 when the hanger H is attached. Thediameter of the second magnet 9 is substantially the same as the firstmagnet 2 of the hanger H, and the height is of not creating a step withthe attaching means (magnet in a thin plate shape) as described belowwhen secured as fitted in the recess 8 c. Although the second magnet 9is attached to the recess 8 c formed at the rear side 8 a of thesubstrate 8, the magnet can be attached upon forming a recess on thefront side 8 b of the substrate 8 and can be attached directly withoutforming any recess on the front side 8 b. However, it is better to formthe recess on the rear side 8 a as in this embodiment. This is becausethe clothing C can be prevented from torn by the magnet 9 since theclothing C is clamped via the front side 8 b of the substrate 8 made ofa plastic and because it effectuates to assist the attaching means 10 inattaching the suspending place W at the rear side 8 a. The size andshape of the second magnet 9 are arbitrary, and the second magnet 2 canbe larger or smaller than the first magnet 2 of the hanger H. Theattaching member A itself may be formed of a strong magnet in a sheetshape, which serves commonly as the second magnet 9 located at thecenter of the substrate 8 and the attaching means 10. In such a case,the magnets are attracted to each other and secured even where thehanger H is attached to any place of the attaching member A. It is to benoted that a metal member 11 for reinforcing the recess 8 c made of theplastic and enhancing magnetic force is provided between the secondmagnet 9 and the recess 8 c, but it may not be provided.

[0069] The attaching means 10 is for attaching the attaching member A tothe suspending place W, and in this embodiment, a magnet in a thin plateshape is used. The magnet as this attaching means 10 is disposed in adirection aligning the magnetic poles to the second magnet 9 at thecenter, and is adhered with adhesive to the entire rear surface 8 a ofthe substrate 8 except the portion of the second magnet 9. The attachingmeans 10 can be anything to render the attaching member A attached tothe suspending place W, and can be made in adhering a sticking sheetsuch as a double side tape on the rear side 8 a of the substrate 8 or beso made that the substrate 8 is secured with the nails, screws, or thelike. Where the attaching means 10 is a magnet, the magnet can be easilyattached to and detached from the side surface of the steel lockers orwalls of the steel plates. When the attaching means 10 is a double sidetape, screws, nails, or the like, the attaching member A can be attachedto a place where a magnet is not attached, such as a glass window, awooden wall, etc., so that the hanger H can be attached to such anarbitrary location.

[0070] The attaching member A is used in combination with the hanger Hof the first embodiment. The attaching member A is attached in advanceto the suspending place W by the attaching means 10. When the clothing Cis hung up, the first magnet 2 of the hanger H is disposed to meet thecenter of the attaching member A after the clothing C is engaged overthe hanger body 1 of the hanger H as described in the first embodiment.The first magnet 2 of the hanger H and the second magnet 9 at the centerof the attaching member A then attract each other, so that the hanger His attached to the suspending place W via the attaching member A. Theclothing C is placed between the hanger H and the attaching member A,and is hung up as clamped between the first magnet 2 of the hanger H andthe second magnet 9 at the center of the attaching member A. A part ofthe clothing C is engaged with the projection 8 d.

[0071] When the attaching member A is used, the hanger H is attached tothe suspending place W. The first magnet 2 of the hanger H comes toattract and be attracted by the second magnet 9 of the attaching memberA, so that the hanger H can be attached with stronger attraction forceto the suspending place W in comparison with a case that the hanger H isattached directly to the suspending place W (FIG. 15). Therefore, wherethe clothing C is heavy in a case of suits, coats, etc., or where theclothing C is heavy because the penlight or working instrument is placedin the pocket of the clothing C such as overalls or working clothes, thehanger H is hardly detached or slipped off from the suspending place W.When double side tapes, screws, nails, etc. are used as the attachingmeans 10, the hanger H can be attached to an arbitrary place to whichany magnet does not adhere such as a glass window, a wooden wall, etc.Since a part of the clothing 8 is engaged with the projection 8 d, theclothing C is not only engaged with the hanger H but also engaged withthe attaching member A, so that the weight of the clothing C isdispersed to the hanger H and the attaching member A, thereby renderingthe hanger H hardly detached or slipped off. Moreover, even where thehanger H slides down from the front side 8 b of the attaching member Adue to the overly heavy weight of the clothing C, the projection 8 d ofthe substrate 8 operates as a stopper, thereby preventing the hangerfrom sliding more by mutual attraction between the magnet 10 in a sheetshape as the attaching means 10 and the first magnet 2 of the hanger H.Because a gap is created between the suspending place W and the clothingC from the thickness of the attaching member A, ventilation is improved.Even where the clothing C is with perspirations, dusts, chemicals,germs, etc., the hanger prevents the perspirations, germs, etc. fromtransferring and making dirty the suspending place W.

[0072] As described above, although in the above embodiments,exemplified as the clothing C is an overall, the hanger of thisinvention can be used for hanging jackets or pants of working clothes,suits, sweaters, skirts, etc. As a suspending place W to which thehanger is attached, other than the side surface of a steel locker,exemplified are a steel plate made door and a side surface of a steelbook shelf in hospitals, a construction vehicles such as cranes or thelike at an exterior of construction sites, a steel wall in the siteoffice of a prefabrication type, and further a steel wall may beattached for a display purpose as a suspending place W in a shop.Particularly, a site office of a prefabrication type in a constructionsite likely has few lockers, but is frequently made of steep platewalls, so that the walls can be advantageously utilized as a containingspace in lieu of lockers when the hanger is used in being attached tothe steel walls. When the attaching member A is used in which theattaching means 10 is made of screws, nails, or sticky tapes, the hangercan be attached to glass windows, wooden or concrete walls, and othersurfaces to which any magnet does not attract.

[0073] The hanger of the invention is hung up as clamped between thesuspending place W and the magnet while the clothing is engaged with thehanger body, because the first magnet is arranged in a projecting manneron the front side of the hanger body. Therefore, ventilation is ensuredwhere the gap is formed between the clothing and the hanger. Becausesome gap is formed between the hanger body and the suspending place, athick portion, formed due to overlapped clothes, can contained in thegap, so that a case may not occur in which the hanger is detached due tothe floated first magnet. Since the first magnet is arranged in aprojecting manner on the rear side of the hanger body, the magnet can bepartly separated from the suspending place by inclining the hanger bodyin rendering the magnet as a fulcrum based on the principle of lever, sothat the hanger can be detached easily from the suspending place.

[0074] The clothing can be engaged without caring the directionality ofthe hanger body even where the hanger is attached to the suspendingplace in any direction, where the hanger body is formed in thesubstantially circular shape to nullify the directionality of thehanger. The hanger also reduces labor for attachment as not needing tocare the inclination and up and down sides of the hanger. The hangeralso prevents clothing from sliding down or not engaged properly due toinclination of the hanger body. Since the magnet is solely arranged ataround a center of the rear side of the hanger body, pushing anyposition of the hanger body enables the hanger body to be inclined owingto the principle of lever insofar as the position is away from the firstmagnet, thereby separating part of the first magnet from the suspendingplace, and thereby detaching the hanger from the suspending placeeasily. Since the hanger body is formed with a vent extending in thethickness direction, the air inside the clothing flows via the vent toimprove air ventilation to the clothing. Because the hanger body isformed with a handle, the clothing can be engaged with the hanger as thehandle is grasped, and the hanger can be attached to and detached formthe suspending place, so that the controllability is improved.

[0075] Where the hanger having the attaching member of the invention isused, the hanger is attached to the suspending place via the attachingmember, so that the first magnet of the hanger and the second magnet ofthe attaching member come to attract each other. Therefore, incomparison with a situation that the hanger is attached to thesuspending place directly, the hanger can be attached to the suspendingplace with stronger attraction force. Where the projection is formed asprojecting toward a side of the hanger at a position lower than thefirst magnet when the hanger is attached to the attaching member, theclothing is hooked up over the projection when the hanger on which theclothing is engaged is attached to the attaching member, so that theweight of the clothing is dispersed and that the hanger is hardlydetached from or slipping and falling off. In a case where the weight ofthe clothing is too heavy to keep the hanger at the surface of theattaching member, the projection can serve as a stopper to prevent thehanger from further slipping off. With the hanger, ventilation isfurther improved because the gap is formed between the suspending placeand the clothing due to the thickness of the attaching member.Furthermore, even where perspirations, dusts, chemicals, and germs areattached to the clothing, the hanger prevents the perspirations, germs,etc. from transferring, thereby preventing the suspending place frombecoming dirty.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hanger comprising: a hanger body having aprescribed outer configuration to which clothing is hung up; and a firstmagnet arranged in a projecting manner on a rear side of the hanger bodyfor rendering the hanger attached to a prescribed suspending place. 2.The hanger according to claim 1, wherein the hanger body is in a plateshape with the substantially circular outer configuration.
 3. The hangeraccording to claim 2, wherein the first magnet is solely placed ataround a center of the plate shaped hanger body.
 4. The hanger accordingto claim 2, wherein the hanger body in the plate shape has a ventextending in a thickness direction.
 5. The hanger according to claim 1,wherein the hanger body is formed with a handle projecting from a frontside of the hanger body to be manipulated by a hand.
 6. The hangeraccording to claim 2, wherein the hanger body is formed with a handleprojecting from a front side of the hanger body to be manipulated by ahand.
 7. The hanger according to claim 3, wherein the hanger body isformed with a handle projecting from a front side of the hanger body tobe manipulated by a hand.
 8. The hanger according to claim 4, whereinthe hanger body is formed with a handle projecting from a front side ofthe hanger body to be manipulated by a hand.
 9. The hanger according toclaim 1, and further comprising an attaching member for assisting thehanger to be attached to the suspending place, the attaching memberincluding a second magnet attracting and attacked from the first magnetof the hanger, and an attaching means for attaching the hanger to thesuspending place, wherein the hanger is attached to the prescribedsuspending place via the attaching member where attached via theattaching means and where the first magnet of the hanger is attracted bythe second magnet.
 10. The hanger according to claim 2, and furthercomprising an attaching member for assisting the hanger to be attachedto the suspending place, the attaching member including a second magnetattracting and attacked from the first magnet of the hanger, and anattaching means for attaching the hanger to the suspending place,wherein the hanger is attached to the prescribed suspending place viathe attaching member where attached via the attaching means and wherethe first magnet of the hanger is attracted by the second magnet. 11.The hanger according to claim 3, and further comprising an attachingmember for assisting the hanger to be attached to the suspending place,the attaching member including a second magnet attracting and attackedfrom the first magnet of the hanger, and an attaching means forattaching the hanger to the suspending place, wherein the hanger isattached to the prescribed suspending place via the attaching memberwhere attached via the attaching means and where the first magnet of thehanger is attracted by the second magnet.
 12. The hanger according toclaim 4, and further comprising an attaching member for assisting thehanger to be attached to the suspending place, the attaching memberincluding a second magnet attracting and attacked from the first magnetof the hanger, and an attaching means for attaching the hanger to thesuspending place, wherein the hanger is attached to the prescribedsuspending place via the attaching member where attached via theattaching means and where the first magnet of the hanger is attracted bythe second magnet.
 13. The hanger according to claim 5, and furthercomprising an attaching member for assisting the hanger to be attachedto the suspending place, the attaching member including a second magnetattracting and attacked from the first magnet of the hanger, and anattaching means for attaching the hanger to the suspending place,wherein the hanger is attached to the prescribed suspending place viathe attaching member where attached via the attaching means and wherethe first magnet of the hanger is attracted by the second magnet. 14.The hanger according to claim 6, and further comprising an attachingmember for assisting the hanger to be attached to the suspending place,the attaching member including a second magnet attracting and attackedfrom the first magnet of the hanger, and an attaching means forattaching the hanger to the suspending place, wherein the hanger isattached to the prescribed suspending place via the attaching memberwhere attached via the attaching means and where the first magnet of thehanger is attracted by the second magnet.
 15. The hanger according toclaim 7, and further comprising an attaching member for assisting thehanger to be attached to the suspending place, the attaching memberincluding a second magnet attracting and attacked from the first magnetof the hanger, and an attaching means for attaching the hanger to thesuspending place, wherein the hanger is attached to the prescribedsuspending place via the attaching member where attached via theattaching means and wherein the first magnet of the hanger is attractedby the second magnet.
 16. The hanger according to claim 8, and furthercomprising an attaching member for assisting the hanger to be attachedto the suspending place, the attaching member including a second magnetattracting and attacked from the first magnet of the hanger, and anattaching means for attaching the hanger to the suspending place,wherein the hanger is attached to the prescribed suspending place viathe attaching member where attached via the attaching means and whereinthe first magnet of the hanger is attracted by the second magnet. 17.The hanger according to claim 9, further comprising a projectionprojecting toward the hanger body at a position lower than the firstmagnet where the hanger is attached to the attaching member.
 18. Thehanger according to claim 10, further comprising a projection projectingtoward the hanger body at a position lower than the first magnet wherethe hanger is attached to the attaching member.
 19. The hanger accordingto claim 11, further comprising a projection projecting toward thehanger body at a position lower than the first magnet where the hangeris attached to the attaching member.
 20. The hanger according to claim12, further comprising a projection projecting toward the hanger body ata position lower than the first magnet where the hanger is attached tothe attaching member.
 21. The hanger according to claim 13, furthercomprising a projection projecting toward the hanger body at a positionlower than the first magnet where the hanger is attached to theattaching member.
 22. The hanger according to claim 14, furthercomprising a projection projecting toward the hanger body at a positionlower than the first magnet where the hanger is attached to theattaching member.
 23. The hanger according to claim 15, furthercomprising a projection projecting toward the hanger body at a positionlower than the first magnet where the hanger is attached to theattaching member.
 24. The hanger according to claim 16, furthercomprising a projection projecting toward the hanger body at a positionlower than the first magnet where the hanger is attached to theattaching member.